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#Ming general #WuSangui betrayed the #MingDynasty & opened the #GreatWallOfChina gates at #ShanhaiguanPass — a strategic choke-point against invasion — on #ThisDayInHistory in 1644. Wu later betrayed the new #Manchu #QingDynasty as well, as the self-interested cannot be trusted.

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD May 20

The #YangzhouMassacre was a six-day slaughter, beginning #ThisDayInHistory in 1645, carried out by forces of the #QingDynasty against the population of the salt port city #Yangzhou and the #MingDynasty forces still defending it. The total killed is unknown but likely very high.

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD May 3

British forces fought alongside the #QingDynasty in the brutal #TaipingRebellion. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1863, Chinese forces under command of Major Charles Gordon tortured & massacred hundreds of civilians & prisoners after #BattleOfTaitsan, strips of their flesh hacked out.

Charring Auh Apr 29

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海草 Apr 29

Here's a historic photo of Empress Dowager Cixi's mother, Lady Fuca, taken in 1876. Dressed in full Manchu noble regalia, her image embodies late Qing aristocracy. Cixi, unable to attend the birthday herself, reportedly wrote a poem for her mother, giving us the famous line: "How selfless is a parent's love for their child." A blend of portraiture and enduring lore.

#ChineseHistory #QingDynasty #EmpressCixi #History #Photography

Hidden Gems Apr 20

Scarlet silk threads coil into ten golden dragons, their claws gripping waves and clouds across the jacket’s wide sleeves. This bridal ensemble flaunts rank through embroidery, not edict—how many dragons would you count on the hidden pleats?

#QingDynasty #EmbroideredSilk #ClevelandMuseumofArt
https://clevelandart.org/art/2005.135

Anthropology.net Apr 18

A teenager buried in Qing dynasty China had an untreated cleft lip and palate. No malnutrition. A family tomb. Standard grave goods. The first case of its kind identified archaeologically in China. #Bioarchaeology #QingDynasty #Paleoanthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-face-that-didnt-heal

A Face That Didn't Heal

A young man buried in Qing dynasty China challenges what we assume about disability, care, and belonging in premodern societies

Anthropology.net

charring auh Apr 16

#QingDynasty #jade (1644–1911) represents a peak in Chinese jade carving, particularly during the Qianlong era (1735–1796), noted for unparalleled

Charring Auh Apr 10

image shows a collection of antique Chinese #jade bowls displayed in a museum setting. These delicate, translucent white jade items, such as the pair labeled 11, were often crafted during the late #QingDynasty around

fokswang Apr 6

Cixi had initially accepted a twenty-year preparatory timetable for the imperial constitution. Over time, she trimmed it down to nine years. By 1908, the Qing government drafted its Outline of the Imperial…

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD

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